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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of several species of tufted grasses of the genus Lolium. countable

   "Perennial ryegrass is an important species for lawn seed mixes."

2. 2
   any of several annual or perennial Eurasian grasses wordnet
3. 3
   A collection of plants of any of the species, as in a lawn or field. uncountable

   "We seeded the meadow with ryegrass to provide better forage."

Synonyms

All synonyms

darnelloliumrye grassrye grass

Example

More examples

"Perennial ryegrass is an important species for lawn seed mixes."

Etymology

From rye + grass. But compare English ray grass.

Related phrases

annual ryegrass

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